What's Required The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended in 2004, requires schools to provide parents of a child with a disability with a notice containing a full explanation of the procedural safeguards available under the IDEA and its implementing regulations. This document, the Notice of Procedural Safeguards, is produced by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), is intended to meet this notice requirement and help parents of students with disabilities understand their rights34 CFR 300.504(c). The State must have procedural safeguards in effect to ensure that each public agency in the state meets the requirements of 34 CFR 300.504(c).
The state must also have procedural safeguards in effect to meet the requirements of federal law. The Notice of Procedural Safeguards: Rights of Parents of Students with Disabilitiesexplains the specific rights and responsibilities of the parent in the special education process andfulfills the current legal requirements for the federally prescribed content of this notice. It is presented in a format designed to clarify for parents their rights under IDEA 2004. Other than adding local contact information in the designated space, the wording of the TEA developed Notice of Procedural Safeguards must not be changed. The format has been designed for ease in reading and should not be altered (font size reduced).
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended in 2004, requires schools to provide parents of a child with a disability with a notice containing a full explanation of the procedural safeguards available under the IDEA and its implementing regulations. This document, the Notice of Procedural Safeguards, is produced by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), is intended to meet this notice requirement and help parents of students with disabilities understand their rights 34 CFR 300.504(c).
The State must have procedural safeguards in effect to ensure that each public agency in the state meets the requirements of 34 CFR 300.504(c).
The state must also have procedural safeguards in effect to meet the requirements of federal law. The Notice of Procedural Safeguards: Rights of Parents of Students with Disabilities explains the specific rights and responsibilities of the parent in the special education process and fulfills the current legal requirements for the federally prescribed content of this notice. It is presented in a format designed to clarify for parents their rights under IDEA 2004. Other than adding local contact information in the designated space, the wording of the TEA developed Notice of Procedural Safeguards must not be changed. The format has been designed for ease in reading and should not be altered (font size reduced).
The parent together with the school make consensus decisions about the child's educational program through an admission, review and dismissal (ARD) committee. The ARD committee developes, reviews, and revises the child's Individualized Education Program (IEP), and determines educational placement. Additional information regarding the rold of the ARD committee and IDEA 2004 is avaiable in the TEA developed booklet A Guide to the ARD Process (ARD Guide)
Legal Framework Resources: Child Find, Parent: Identification of parent, Requirements for Foster Parents, and Appointment of a Surrogate Parent, Adult Student, Parent Participation, Prior Written Notice, ARD Committee Membership, Consent Frameworks for Initial Evaluation, Services, Reevaluation, and Parent Participation